Registering and recording apparatus.



V. PODUSGHKA. REGISTBRING- AND ECQRDING APPARATUS.

APPLIUATIUN FILED AUG. 2, 190g.

Patented Dec. 1'?, 1912.

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V. PODUSCHKA.- y RBGISTBRING AND RECORDING APPARATUS,

APILIOATION FILED AUG. 2, 1909.

Patented Dec. 17, 1912.

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V. PODUSCHKA. REGISTERING AND REGORDING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 2, 1909.

Patented Dec. 17, 1912.

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Zz dei )Ea UNITED sTATEsm VICTOR PODUSCHKA, OF KLOSTERNENBURG, NEARVIENNA, AUSTBIl-HUNGARY,

REGISTERING AND RECGR'DING' APPERTUS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented, Dec. i7 1912.

Application led August 2, 1909. Serial No. 510,?48.

To fzZZ ufwm it may concern.'

Be it known that I, VICTOR PoorsoHKA, a subject of the Emperor oi"Austria-Hungary, residing at Klosterneuburg, near V1- enna,rhistria-Hungary, have invented Cer- 'tain new and useful .Improvementsin Registering and Recording Apparatus, of which the following is aspecification.

The invention has for its object a registering and recording apparatusarranged ,tor a number of pay places in which, at each depression ofakey, which can only take place under control, a slide is displaced onehole at a time in a row of holes formed in a recording carriage by meansof a striking bar displaced by a key bar, the several rows of holesforming scales for the classes of goods to be sold, so that from theposition of the slide in the several rows of holes, thesuin of each ofthe kinds of goods that have been sold can be ascertained. In theappliances ot' this kind as hitherto con structed as many carriages arearranged one above the other as there are pay places, while inaccordanc.` ivithrthe present inventioi. only a single carriage isprovided for all the pay places. In addition to the sinipliticaticn otthe construction and reduction of the total height of the apparatusthereby obtained, the further advantage is secured that at any timemerely by inspecting the carriage, which is protected by a glass'plate,the quantity sold from all the pay places can be ascertained, while inthe case ott-he devices heretofore used each of the lower carriages hadto he withdrawn from the casing. Further, the considerable height of theapparatus necessitated by the presence ot a number of carriages impededthe view ot the person attending to or using the apparatus.

The provision of a single recording carriage tor all the pay places isrendered possible in accordance with the present invention. owing to thefact that instead of being formed with single rows of holes, thecarriage is furnished with groups of rows holes. with as inany rows ofholes as there are pay places, and is adjustabler transversely. with onerow of holes of the groups relatively to the key bars for actuating tiestriking bars.

Way of example a checking and recording apparatus arranged for two payplaces-but this checking and recording apparatus can be inodied for asmany as siX pay places.

ln said drawings, FigureI l is a plan View of the apparatus, With partsin section; Fig. Q is a. longitudinal sectional View, and, in Fig. 3 across-sectional View; Fig. l is a plan View of the parts shown insection` in Fig. l and Fig. 5 is a. longitudinal sec tion of the same;While Figs. 6 to 11 illustrate details which, with the exception of Fig.10', are drawn to a larger scale than Figs. l to 5.

The apparatus comprises a box creasing l, with a key plate 2 throughwhich pass keys 3, each of which keys corresponds to aV class of theHoods to be sold and recorded, and when cepressed these keys displaceakey bar 4, (Fig. 2) which operates a strip 5 and a recording slide (5.The strips 5 serve as registers. as will appear later. For the purposeof displacing the key barl et, each ott' the keys 3 is provided with aprojection 7 which, upon the depression of the key, presses upon theuppermost ball of a row of balls l0 guided in a channel S in a ballcasing 9, the lowerinost of these balls acting upon the key bar 4L. Thisbar is forked at both ends. lts tivo-pronged etfid which is directedtoward the keys, is guided in the ball casing 9, while its other end,which is formed with three prongs, extends into a. locking casing l1 andis subjected to the action of a .compression spring 12 which returns thekey bar 4t and the keys 3 to their normal position when released. Thestrips The accompanying drawings illustrate by 5 present thecross-sectional shape shown in Figs. 3 and 8, and rest upon guide combs"13 which extend 'transversely over the base of the easing. (See Fig. Llln order to permit the actuation of said strips bythe depression of thekeys, a paWl 14; is pivoted to each key bar 4, said pawl engaging inholes l5 in the corresponding` strip 5, and advancing the latter onestep during the forivard movement of the key bar. v

1n order to enable both the person inanip-l .ulating the apparatus, andthe assistant or Waiter,.as the case may be, to checken er keep tab onthe depressions of the keys, oth

- the number 4 will appear at both ends o the apparatus. This numbersuiiices for the maximum number of the simultaneous sales of similararticles, for example, four glasses of beer, so that it is not necessaryto make the strip 5 longer. If similar or dilerent registrations or keydepressions are to follow in succession, the strip must be previouslyreturned to its normal position. To

illisnd'each strip in its forward movementdistends a spring 18, theretractive action ofwllich is, however, prevented by means of a lockingpawl 19 which falls into one of the holes Vl in the strip 5. Atransverse plate 20 is pivoted in the casing 1 over the pawls 19;

. 'l this plate is provided with a roller 21 which is encountered by aprojection 22 (Fig. 5') on a releasing rod 23, provided with a handle23. and displaceably mounted-in the casing Las soon as the latter isdrawn back. The pro'ection 22 then resses u on the roller.21 of tlheplate 2G an said r u on the pawl 13, whereby the latter is lifted romthe registering strip 5, and the said strip is then rey turned to itsnormal osition by its spring 18. `'The releasing ro 23 is returned toits normal position by a spring 24, (Fig, 5). A lever 25 pivotallymounted in the casing 1 is pvoted to the front end of the releasing rodand when the releasin rod is pushed back, said lever strikes against abell 26 arranged in the casing 1 so that each time the registeringstrips 5 are replaced, which i Shouldbe edected immediately' before eachde ression of a key, a signal is given which ce. s attention to thedepression of the key or theoperation or' the apparatus.

The recording slides 6 are'shifted' in the y manner usual 'in appliancesof this kind by means of striker, bars 27, (Figs. 2, 3 and 10),

each of which belongs to a grou and is displaced by'n'oee 28-on ,the keyar 4 which. strikes against a nose 29 on the striker bar 27. The returnof thestriker 27 to its normal position is effected by a spring 30. Thestrikers 27 are L-shaped in cross sect-ion; they are formed with a rowof holes at their bottom and lie lin channels 31, (Fig. 3)

v formed by L-shaped guides 32 and a bottom plate 33. In the bottomplate are formed slots 34, (Fig. 2), through which the noses 29 of thestrikers project.

The recorder 6, in the construction illustrated, is in the form of aUlshaped spring clip, the lower leg of which bears against theperforated bottom "o the corresponding striker 27', while'its upper `legbears against a perforated plate 35 coveringV the above.

mentioned channels 31. Upon plate 35 rests a perforated registering andrecording cover plate 36, the upper face of which is divided inaccordance with the character of the goods to be sold. Between plates 35and 36 there is clamped a sheet of paper 37 which is printed 4of therecor er will spring upwardy when the new hole is reache thereb perating the paper sheet and thus recor ing the actuation of the key. Theend. of the nose just referred to will be visible through the coverplate 36. When the striker returns to its original position under theinfluence' of its spring 30, the recorder is unaffected, and re mains inthe position into which it has been shifted by the forward movement ofthe striker, as above described, this being due to the beveling of thenoses on the recorder legs. See Fig. 6. Fig. 2 illustrates the initialposition of the recorder. The members 27, 32, 33, 35 and 36 constitutethe recording carriage which is displaceable in the casing 1transverse-ly, 'that 1s to say pcrpendicularly to the key bars 4, and isguided by rollers 38, 39, (Figs. 1 and 2)'. A lass plate 40 is insertedinthe casing l and is locked by a bolt 41 (Fig. l) which can be engagedwith and disengaged from said plate by a key or spanner 42. f

The rows ofvholes in the carriage are arranged in groupswhich-correspond to the classes of goods to be recorded, and each groupcomprises as many rows of holes as there are pay meant that num er oftables, counters or the like in a place of business, such as arestaurant` for example, in which the recording of the foods, drinks orother articles sold necessitates a single assistant, 'waiter or cashier.The following, for example, might be regarded as classes of goods: halfints offbeer, quarter. pints of wine, and so orth. Now, when, forinstance, there are two pay places, each group ofprows of holes mustcomprise two rows of holes, each of which has its recordingslide 6 and.its striker 27, while each group has only one key orbar fleaud onereglstering strlp 5. The strikers'of a grou are arranged si e b (Fig.3), are wide enough to al'ord room for two strikers to be arranged sideby side in them. g

l`The recording carriage has connected laces. By pay places, are

y side andv the channe s 31,.

therewith ,a pair of expansible coil'springs' 47, which springs exertthereon a tendency toward movement to the right with respect 55belonging to that pay place.

QT are removed trom the path of the'noses QS on the key bars l. and inconsequence, no payments can be recorded at such time. It is necessary,therefore, in order that a sale at any pay place may be recorded, thatthe carriage be adjusted transversely, so as to bring the noses on the.strikers corresponding to that place into alineinent with those on thekey bars. 'To effect this adjustment, there is formed on the keeperplate 4&3 a series ot' steps 48 which cooperate with a correspondingnumber of adjusting bars 49, the number of bars and steps being the sameas that of the pay places. instance, the adjusting keeper plate 4G hassix steps, (see Fig. 7), so that the apparatus can be used for as manyas six pay places; oln'iously, in such case, there must be acorrespondingly larger number of adjusting bars and striking bars ineach group. The

arrangement of the adjusting bars is such that when any one thereof ismoved forwardly, as hereinafter described, its inner end will strikeagainst the locking flap 44, Land will force the same to swing upon itspivots, thereby releasing latch 43 from the adjusting keeper plate 16.)Vhen this release takes place, the carriage will be tree to move to theright under the .iniiucnce of springs 17. The adjusting bars, moreover,

,40 ar arranged one a'boveanother, (Fig. 3),

and in line with the eorrespomling steps 4S en keeper plate lll-G. Theevtent of movenlent el the carriage will vary, therefore, according tothe particular adjusting bar operated.l and the carriage will move intopcsiticn to permit the actuation ot the corresponding key bar.

'The adjusting bars tt), (Figs. l, 3 and 5), which are passed throughguide plates 5() are held byvipcans ot' springs: (t2 in their nor- ,malposition and terminate in iront ot a key cac-ing'l which permits onlyotl the actuation ol' the adjusting bar t9 correspending to a paiY placeby means of the key Accordingly, lhe apparatus can be locked for aparticular pay place b v withdrawing the key 'or that pay place. lt anadjusting bar 4t) is actuated by means of the properv key 5:2,

it rotates the lap 4l forward 'so that its latch t3 releases theadjusting keeper plate 4G. rl-`he recording carriage will then beshifted by the' springs t7 until the bar 49 actuated is engaged by thecorresponding step 4S of the adjusting keeper plate. The

In the presentcarriage is then arranged for the corresponding pay place.In order to keep check on this adjustment by rendering the santevisible, a'small indicating plate 53 furnished with a sign or'number onboth'sides is provided for each pay place, (Figs. 4; and 5); this plateis held in horizontal position in a recess in the cover plate ot' thecasing by a spring 54, and when the correspoi'iding adjusting bar 4t) ispressed .'lorward a project-ion 55 upon said bar, (Fig. 5), will strikeagainst an extension 5G of the plate 53, thereby raising said plate andholding it in upright position untilthe recording carriage has beenreturned to its normal position. This return to normal position iseffected by means of a linger 57, (Fig. 3), on ashaft 59 rotatable inthe easing and provided with a handle 58, (Fig. 1),Ithis finger actingupon an extension (50, (Fig. 3), of the recording carriage as soon asthe handle 58 is rotated inward. In order to facilitate this return tothe normal position, a helical spring G1 is coiled around the shaft 5t);one end of this spring is secured to the bottom otE the casing whileits'other end is secured to the shaft 59, so that it applies the finger5T with constant pressure against the extension GO of the carriage.)Vhen the handle 58 is rotated inward. the carriage will be forced to-the left. untilv the latch -tfl of the flap tet engages the adjustingkeeper plate 4G, whereby the recording drawer is again locked in itsnormal position. Simultaneously. the

adjusting bar #l0 springs back into the normal position under theinfluence of the spring (59 and the same operation takes place with theindicating plate 53 under the intlucnce ot its spring 54., so thatthecarriage is ready for re-adjustment for a payplace. lVhen therecording drawer occupies its normal position, no record can be made. asthe strikers 2l' cannot be displaced by the key hars 4.

ln order that tbe keys 3 may be locked when the recording draweroccupies its normal position. the slotted casing Vll is arrangedtransversely of the key bars 't, (Figs. l, Q and ll the front ends ot'the key bars being designed to pass through these slots. There is alsoarranged within casing 1l a comb-like slidable strip (lil provided witha lateral arm tS-t, (see Fig. l) which extends into the path of aprojection G5 on the carriage. )Viren said carriage is in its normalposition. the teeth on strip G3 will aline with the slotsin casing` ll.and thus prevent ,the

actuation. 'a'. e.. forward movement. olE the key bars, the strip beingheld in position b v a spring- (3G arranged within the casing andbearing against' arm (it. Vl'heu, however. the carriage is set for a payplace, as above described, spring Gti will move the strip in the samedirection, so that the spaces between the teeth of said stripwillregister with the slots in the casing. A

Therows of holes of each group of the recording drawer can either extendover the entirev length of the lrecording drawer,v

as shown in Fig. 1, r onlyv over a part of its length, in which case twoor more short groups ot rows ot holes may be utilized.

The shorter groups of rows of holes then serted in tlie key casing 5l,so as to adjustA the carriage, and erect the corresponding indicatingplate 53. Then the key 3 corresponding to the article in question isdepressed, the actuation of the key being indicated by the registeringstrip 5' which is thereby moved forward. The correspond- 'ingrecordingslide 6 is moved forward one step, as above described,whereupon its pointed upper nose will perforate the record sheet 37between the perforated plates 35 and 36. The sale of goods duringbusiness hours can be ascertained from the position ot the pointed uppernose of the recordingr slide in the upper perforated plate 36. At theend of business hours all the keys are withdrawn, the record slieet- 37removed, utilized for `making up the books or any other pur-` ose, andreplaced by a fresh one for the ollowing day; the recording slides 6should, however, be returned separately by hand to initial position,before the new sheet is inserted, this being readily edected subsequentto the removal of the original sheet.

I claim as my invention:

l. In an apparatus of the class specified, the combination of a movablecarriage adapted to carry with it a record sheet; a spring clip forperforating said sheet; and key-operated devices for actuating saidclip.

2. Irl a checking and recordii'ig apparatus. the combination of amovable carriage adapted to carry with it 'a record sheet; a'

'keleton keeper secured to said carriage; a

i spi'ing-con'trolled movable latch normally engaged with said keeperfor holding said carriage against movement; an eiidwisc movable memberhaving its inner end pro-V jecting through said keeper for releasingvsaid latch; means for automatically moving 'said carriage in onedirection when such rclease takes place: and means for making a recordupon said sheet.

3. In a checking and recording apparatus,

the combination of a movable carriage neuem adapted to carry with it arecord sheet; a

skeleton keeper secured to said carriage; a

.spring-controlled movable latch normally engaged with said keeper forholding said carriage against movement; an endwisemovable member havingits inner end projecting through said keeper for releasing said latch;means for automatically moving said carriage in one direction when suchrelease takes place; means for making a record upon said sheet; andmeans for subsequently moving said carriage in the opposite direction,to return same to tits initial position and to rengage said latch withsaid keeper.

4. In. a checking and recording apparatus, the combination of a movablecarriage adapt-ed to carry with it a record sheet; aj

skeleton keeper secured to said carriage; a spring-controlled movablelatch normally engaged with said keeper tor holding said carriageagainst movement; anA endivise- .movable member having its inner endprojecting through said keeper for releasing said latch; means forautomatically moving said carriage in one direction when such releasetakes place; means for making a rec* ord upon said sheet; a shaftprovided wit-li a member adapted to engage said carriage for moving thelatter in the opposite direction, to return same to its initial positionand to rengage said latch with said keeper; and means for operati saidshaft. Y'

5. ln an apparatus o the class specied, the combination of an adjustablesheet-can rying element; recording means Jfor acting on the sheet;key-operated devices for actuating said recording means; means oradjusting said element; a slide associated with said devices for lockingthe saine against actuation until the adjustment of said element hasbeen completed; and connections between said element and said slide oractuating the latter from the former. l

6. In an apparatus of the class specified, the combination of anadjust-able sheet-carrying element having distinct Jfeed niovements otdiiereiit extents; recording means or acting on the sheet; selectivemeans for imparting such feed movements to said element; a slideassociated with recording means for locking same against actuationAuntil a feed movementoi said element has been completed; andconnections between said element and/said slide for actuating the latterfrom the former.

7. In an apparatus of the class specified, the coiiibiiiationof asupport adapted to carry a r'ecord blank; devices arranged inF teriorlyof said support for perforating said blank; and means for progressivelyadvancing said devices bodily in one direction within said support.

8. The combination, with a carriage adapted to carry a record sheet; ofa spring member arranged within the 'carriage for perforating saidsheet; and means for progressively advancing said member.

9. The combination, With a support adapted to carry a record sheet, saidsupport having a perforated top; of amember apranged interiorly of thesupport and having. apomt adapted to project through the perfdtfationsin said top; to perfor-ate said sheet; and means for bodily shiftingsaid member in. one direction.

10. The combination of a support provided v'vith a pair of superposedperforated plates adapted to receive a record sheet therebetween; amember arranged interiorly of said support and having a point adapted toproject through the perforations. in said plates, to perorate saidsheet; and

' means for bodily shitting said member in one direction.

11. The combination, with a movable carriage adapted to carry a recordblank; of means for movingsaid carriage in one direction to adjust theposition thereof; a recording device arranged interiorly of saidcarriage for acting on said sheet; and means tor advancing said devicebodily in a direction at right angles to that ot the movement ot saidcarriage.

'12. The' combination, with a support .tor a record sheet; of a devicetor perforating said sheet; a member for progressively advancing saiddevice; a key-operated member for actuating the first-nan'ied member;`and meansl for controlling the actuation otI said key-operated jmember.

13. The combination of al supportfor a record sheet. having a perforatedtop plate against which said sheet is disposed; a member arrangedyinteriorly of said support and having a perforated. bottom plate; and arecorder having pointed ends arranged for interchangeable engagement inthe perforations in said top and bottom plates, said recorder beingmoved progressively in. one direct-ion by the actuation o said member.14. The combination. with a support for a recordv sheet; of aregistering strip; a selfacting member for pertorating said sheet; andmechanism tor simultaneously shitting said member and strip from oneposition to another. l 1f). The comhiiiation, with a support for arecord blank: ot an endwise movable registering strip having itsopposite end portions marked with reversely-arranged numerals; arecorder tor acting on said blank; a casing wherein the aforementionedparts are -inclcsed provi fl adjacent its opposite end iv'ih a pair oi'ht openings disposed above the nlnnlwred portions ot said strip; andmeans '.lisposed wit-hin aid casing for simultaneously operating' saidrecorder and shitting said strip one direction.

16. The combination, with .a carriage havmg distinct feed movements ofdifferent eX- tent and adapted to carry-a record blank with it; of aselective series of recorders for acting upon said blank; and means formovingv said carriage a dista-nce corresponding. to the particularrecorder selected.

17. The combination, with a carriage havinga variable feed movement andadapted to carry a record blank.; of a selective series of recorders foracting upon said blank; a separate registering strip for each recorder;means Jfor moving said carriage a distance conforming to the particularrecorder selooted; and means for simultaneously actuating said selectedrecort er and the corresponding strip.

18. 1n an apparatus of the class specified, the combination of acarriage adapted to carry With it a record sheet and having meansassociated therewith for moving it automatically in one direction; astepped member .secured to said carriage; a movable latch normallyengaged with said member for holding said carriage against suchmovement; selective adjusting bars for releasing said latch fromengagement with said member. each bar being coperative with one of saidsteps to limit the extent of movement of said carriage consequent uponsuch release; and means for making a record upon said sheet.

19. In an apparatus of the cla-ss specified,

theI combination of a movable carriagev adapted`to carry with it a,record sheet; and having means associated therewith for Inoving itautomatically in one direction; a member secured to said carriage; alatch normally engaged with said member for holding said carriageagainst such movement; an endWise-movable bar associated with saidmember for releasing said latch; a movable indicator coperative withsaid bar and movable by the latter into operative position When said baris actuated; and means 'for making a record upony said sheet.

20. In an apparatus of rvthe class specified, he combination of amovable carriage adapted to carry'with it a record sheet; means foradjusting said carriage; recording means for acting on said sheet; akeybar for `actuating said recording means;` a member provided with aslot through which said key-bar is adapted to project When actuated; anda member operatively connected With said carriage and having a slotadapted to be brought into and out of registration with the first namedslot to control the actuation of said key-bar.

21. In an apparatus of the class specified, the combination of acarriage adapted to carry with it a record sheet; means for ymoving saidcarriage in one direction; re-

cording' means for act-ing upon said sheet;

selective key-actuated bars fol" operating ln testimony whereof havehereunto set said recording means; a checking strip opmy hand inpresence of two subsci'ibing wite 10 eratvely assocfiated 1vith sadoperating messes.

means; means or ho ing sai srip in position uponA actuation; releasingmeans as- VICTOR PQDUSCHKA' sociated with ySeidl holding means;` and aWitnessesrsignal operatively connected with said re- JOSEF-RUBARCH,

leasing means. AUGUST FUGGER.

